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The Port of Woodland is moving toward operating marine terminals, signing a lease with Wilsonville Concrete Products for space on the port’s Martin's Bar property.

Woodland port leases last section of Columbia River access for heavy industry

June 14, 2024, 8:59am Business

The remaining heavy industrial site at the Port of Woodland’s Columbia River property has been leased, following more than six decades of the port not offering deepwater access. Read story

Eight Cow Creamery in Ridgefield mixes an base from Alpenrose with local delicacies.

7 stellar spots to get ice cream this summer around Clark County

June 14, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Salt & Straw’s arrival at the Vancouver waterfront was cool, but competition for the best ice cream in Clark County is just beginning to heat up as new spots open for tasty licks. Read story

Housing values in Clark County have grown at varying rates, depending on neighborhood.

Clark County real estate illustrates the rule: It’s all about location

June 14, 2024, 6:03am Business

Some say that if you close your eyes, click your heels three times and say, “Location, location, location,” a Clark County real estate agent will appear. Read story

Lumen Fidelis began overseeing the Hazel Dell motel property once occupied by Kasper Recovery Housing. Lumen Fidelis is seeking $130,000 from the Clark County Council to add a mobile laundry and kitchen facility to the site.

Nonprofit overseeing housing at former Value Motel seeks $130,000 from Clark County for amenities

June 14, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News

The nonprofit that now oversees recovery housing at the former Value Motel in Hazel Dell is asking the Clark County Council to consider $130,000 in funding to improve the site. Read story

John Saulie-Rohman, Candidate for Congress

Independent launches long-shot bid for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District

June 14, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News

John Saulie-Rohman wants to shake up the race for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District. Read story

It is illegal in Washington to leave a dog alone in a care in the heat.

It’s illegal to leave dogs in a hot car in Washington; leaving the window cracked isn’t enough

June 14, 2024, 5:40am Courts & Crime

Without ventilation, the temperature inside your car will rise high and fast. Leaving pets in a hot car can cause heat stroke or death — and no, cracking a window open isn’t enough. Read story

The Pacific apartment building was completed with help from a loan from the Community Foundation of Southwest Washington, who recently held their annual luncheon. Community Foundation President Matt Morton said he hopes the organization can build more accessible housing for underserved communities through its new initiative.

Community Foundation launches loan program to help nonprofits build affordable housing

June 13, 2024, 4:41pm Clark County News

After 40 years of serving the region through local giving, the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington will invest in the community in a new way starting this fall. Read story

Police lights flash on the roof of a Vancouver police vehicle.

43-year-old ID’d as man fatally shot by Vancouver police Saturday near the waterfront

June 13, 2024, 4:20pm Clark County News

A 43-year-old Vancouver man was identified as the person fatally shot by Vancouver police Saturday near the waterfront, according to the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office. Read story

Vancouver law enforcement training center eases waitlists for corrections officers; first class graduates in July

June 13, 2024, 3:48pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

A new class of recruits will graduate from the Southwest Washington Regional Training Center in July, but this time, they’ll be corrections officers. Read story